{"id":4400,"date":"2011-03-09T02:41:45","date_gmt":"2011-03-09T07:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/?p=4400"},"modified":"2011-03-09T02:41:45","modified_gmt":"2011-03-09T07:41:45","slug":"spring-forward-change-batteries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2011\/03\/09\/spring-forward-change-batteries\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring forward! Change batteries!"},"content":{"rendered":"

State Fire Marshal’s Office information<\/em><\/p>\n

COLUMBUS \u2013 Interim State Fire Marshal Donald Cooper is reminding Ohioans to make a potentially lifesaving change when they move their clocks forward this Sunday, March 13, for the start of Daylight Savings Time: Change the batteries in smoke detectors!<\/p>\n

In conjunction with the United States Fire Protection Association (USFA) and Ohio\u2019s fire departments, the Ohio Department of Commerce\u2019s Division of State Fire Marshal encourages Ohioans to make it a habit to change the batteries in their smoke detectors at least twice a year \u2013 at the beginning and end of daylight savings time.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\u201cThe facts speak clearly \u2013 only a working<\/em> smoke detector can save your life,\u201d said Marshal Cooper.\u00a0 \u201cOhioans can greatly reduce tragic fire deaths and injuries by performing the simple task of replacing smoke detector batteries.\u00a0 By taking the time to change the batteries and by testing them monthly, you are doing more to affect the fire safety of your family and home than any other action you could take.\u201d<\/p>\n

Marshal Cooper said firefighters still find that smoke detectors, which typically retail for less than $10, are often not present in homes or are not functional. Through March 1, 28 people have died in 22 fatal residential fires reported to the Division of State Fire Marshal. Smoke detectors were confirmed present in 10 (45 percent) of those fires and functioning in only one (5 percent) of the incidents.<\/p>\n

Smoke detectors, when properly installed and maintained, provide early warning when fire occurs.\u00a0 For the greatest protection, install a smoke detector on every level of your home and inside each sleeping area.\u00a0 Also, develop an escape plan and make sure every family member knows what to do if the fire alarm sounds.<\/p>\n

Test smoke detectors at least once each month to ensure that they are working properly.\u00a0 Vacuum the dust from inside the detector at least once every year.\u00a0 Batteries in battery-operated detectors should be changed twice a year or whenever a detector \u201cchirps\u201d to signal low battery power.\u00a0 Never \u201cborrow\u201d a smoke detector\u2019s battery for another use. A disabled detector cannot save your life.\u00a0 In addition, smoke detectors should be replaced every 10 years or according to the manufacturer\u2019s specifications.<\/p>\n

For more information about smoke alarms and fire safety tips, visit www.com.ohio.gov\/fire<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

State Fire Marshal’s Office information COLUMBUS \u2013 Interim State Fire Marshal Donald Cooper is reminding Ohioans to make a potentially lifesaving change when they move their clocks forward this Sunday, March 13, for the start of Daylight Savings Time: Change the batteries in smoke detectors! In conjunction with the United States Fire Protection Association (USFA) […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-13 11:50:58","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4400","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4400"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4400\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}